CarComplaints.com Notes: We're not used to seeing any major problems with Hyundai, which makes the early signs of trouble with the 2013 Elantra very surprising, in a bad way.
Early trends show problems with the steering wandering / pulling to one side along with premature tire wear. Elantra owners have tried sensor adjustments, wheel alignments, even replacing axles, most with no luck. Hyundai has made vehicle buybacks through arbitration, but that rarely works out well financially for owners in the end.
Also there is a pattern of complaints about the 2013 Elantra brakes grinding at very low mileage. It seems there was a bad batch of OEM pads & rotors, but so far Hyundai is not doing a recall. Instead Hyundai issued a TSB & dealers have been replacing pads & rotors on a per-complaint basis.
The final straw is that for several years in a row, Elantra owners report significantly lower gas mileage than the EPA estimates, & there's a small trend of engine problems.
6.0
fairly significant
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
9,200 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
replace the entire column and shaft assembly (1 reports)
This is a huge safety concern. The failure of the column and shaft assembly happened while making a turn onto a busy four lane highway. We could not complete the turn. The steering wheel felt "locked". The car had to be towed to the dealership. My teenage daughter mostly drives this car. Just so happen on this day, my husband was driving. I feel if any teenager or inexperienced driver would have been driving the car during the failure, the result could have been tragic.
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This is a huge safety concern. The failure of the column and shaft assembly happened while making a turn onto a busy four lane highway. We could not complete the turn. The steering wheel felt "locked". The car had to be towed to the dealership. My teenage daughter mostly drives this car. Just so happen on this day, my husband was driving. I feel if any teenager or inexperienced driver would have been driving the car during the failure, the result could have been tragic.
- Melissa G., Hardeeville, SC, US